Chapter 524 – The Expanding Tianyuan City, Exiled Forces

Twilight Great Domain, Red Maple City, Windchaser Teahouse.

The spacious teahouse hall was packed to the brim, with countless pairs of expectant eyes fixed on the green-robed storyteller on the stage.

“At that moment, the crimson two-headed dragon expanded ten-thousandfold, transforming into a world-ending demon god that shattered both sky and earth. The land for a thousand miles crumbled, turning into a molten wasteland.”

Gasps rose and fell throughout the audience at this depiction of apocalyptic destruction.

Such a catastrophic disaster had truly befallen Snowpine City?

The storyteller continued, “Then, the white-robed, black-haired woman smiled faintly and said, ‘You are indeed too dangerous.’ With a single clap of her hands, the entire world froze. Darkness swallowed everything, and a massive black hand—vaster than the sky and thicker than the earth—seized the ten-thousand-meter-tall dragon as if plucking a chick. The world-ending dragon couldn’t even struggle for a moment before swiftly vanishing into the great darkness.”

“A terrifying calamity was thus averted by Lady Mingya.”

The teahouse fell silent for an instant, followed by an eruption of astonished exclamations.

However, some expressed skepticism.

“Old Man Li must have had too much to drink.”

“A thousand-mile radius? A ten-thousand-meter body? This is beyond exaggeration! Some of us have witnessed battles between Legendary Realm experts, right, Brother Red Spear?”

The young man speaking turned to a rugged man carrying a large red spear at the same table.

The rugged man, Red Spear, leader of the Red Spear Mercenary Corps and a Fourth-Order Commander Tier expert, was somewhat renowned within the vast Red Maple City.

He had led his mercenary corps to assist Legendary Realm experts in battle multiple times and had naturally witnessed the might of legends up close.

Red Spear did not answer immediately. After a moment of silence, he said, “The Legendary Realm… under normal circumstances, the range at which one can gather the power of heaven and earth is only a few tens of thousands of meters.”

But before the young man could clap and say, “I knew it!” the rugged Red Spear continued, “However, there is a world of difference between Legendary Realm experts. The strength of the pinnacle Legendary Realm is beyond our imagination. I have heard from a Legendary Realm expert that ten-thousand-meter-tall monsters do indeed exist.”

Even the rugged Red Spear couldn’t confirm whether the storyteller had exaggerated.

But experts who could effortlessly shatter the sky and earth, wielding seemingly world-ending power—such individuals truly existed.

The young man widened his eyes, glancing at Brother Red Spear and then at Old Man Li on the stage.

Old Man Li snorted coldly. “Lady Mingya’s achievements don’t end there!”

He picked up a cup of lukewarm tea, took a sip to moisten his throat, and said, “The story took place just a day ago. At the peak of the Withered Leaf Mountains, hundreds of Legendary Realm monsters inexplicably appeared. Beyond the Withered Leaf Mountains lies the prosperous western region of our Red Maple City, with its hundred cities and thousand towns.”

“The situation was so urgent at the time! Then, Lady Mingya, riding a giant black crow, soared through the Nine Heavens like a Kunpeng, arriving at the Withered Leaf Mountains in the blink of an eye.”

“Standing atop the mountain peak, Lady Mingya faced the vast army of Legendary Realm monsters without a trace of fear. She merely smiled faintly and said, ‘Nothing but clay chickens and pottery dogs.'””As she spoke, Lady Mingya clapped her hands together once more, her form splitting from one into two, two into three, three into hundreds and thousands. In the blink of an eye, thousands upon tens of thousands of valiant, noble, and mysterious figures stood tall beneath the heavens.

‘It is you who are surrounded by me,’ she declared, and her myriad incarnations surged forward, engaging in fierce combat with the vast legendary monsters. The battle raged until mountains crumbled, the great Dao was worn away, and the cosmos returned to nothingness. In the end, not a single one of those fearsome legendary monsters escaped.

“Lady Mingya withdrew her incarnations and departed with her companion under the moonlight, leaving not a trace behind.”

This was a story, yet it was more than a story.

It was the earth-shattering battle that had occurred just days ago, not far from them.

It was only because this Chasing Wind Teahouse had special channels that they could obtain firsthand information.

“If not for Lady Mingya’s intervention, many towns would likely have been reduced to ruins by now.”

“Indeed, praise Lady Mingya.”

“Praise Lady Mingya.”

“By the way, I heard Lady Mingya had a companion. What was that powerful individual’s name again?”

“Right, what was it called?”

Inside the teahouse, the audience gasped in awe and admiration.

The world of legends was gradually becoming clearer in their eyes.

The storyteller continued with other tales, and the teahouse was bustling with excitement, but the most popular story remained Lady Mingya’s legendary battle.

In a corner of the teahouse, two inconspicuous Third-Order Warlord Tier experts leaned their heads together, whispering.

“What do you think?”

“This Nether Crow Sophia and that Moon Wolf or whatever, they’re both Tianyuan generals, right?”

“Yes.”On the surface, they were regular patrons of the Chasing Wind Teahouse, but in reality, they were intelligence agents of the Eye of Divine Radiance who had been lurking in Taixuan for many years.”

They gathered all sorts of information and transmitted it back to Divine Radiance.

Among them, information about Tianyuan had always held high value.

“After stepping down as commander of the ordinary warzone, this Tianyuan Lord seems to have directly taken command of the Sky Patrol Warzone.”

“No, what I’m asking is, what do you think of the battle described by Storyteller Li just now? Nether Crow and Moon Wolf fighting a hundred enemies with just the two of them? Causing heaven and earth to shatter?”

The older Eye of Divine Radiance agent asked.

The younger one replied, “It must be exaggerated. Even Peak Heaven-Earth Realm or Soul Realm experts couldn’t possibly match a hundred legendary beings, let alone annihilate them all. This Storyteller Li and the people in this teahouse know too little about the Legendary Realm, yet they take it as truth without question.

“While the top-tier existences in the Legendary Realm indeed possess the power to destroy heaven and earth, how long has this Nether Crow been cultivating? Even if she was recruited by Tianyuan Lord midway or is a ‘reincarnator’ with an inherently high rank, it’s impossible for her to have reached such a realm already.”

“True,” the older agent nodded. “However, legends are based on reality. Even if we discard the exaggerated parts, the achievements of this Nether Crow and Moon Wolf are still astounding. Using this to infer the overall strength of the entire Tianyuan Territory is truly staggering, truly staggering.

“The actual combat records of the ‘Seven Hero Lords’ that our Divine Radiance has been vigorously promoting likely don’t even amount to one-tenth of Tianyuan’s.”

This Tianyuan Lord has already grown to such heights, standing atop the summit.

…

By now, it was the third day since Sophia had slain the Crimson Twin-Headed Dragon.

At the Pioneer Group headquarters.

The one-armed General Chen had been stationed here the entire time, not leaving for a moment.

“Three! We’ve already achieved three glorious victories!”He stared at the map, where an irregularly moving line was marked.

That was the path swept by the first combat team of the Tianyuan Sky Patrol Warzone.

Currently, the Tianyuan Warzone had only dispatched one team, consisting of merely two individuals, yet their achievements had already surpassed those of the earlier established Sky Patrol Warzone.

One instance was the slaying of a Soul Realm Crimson Dragon;

Two other instances involved eliminating three and four Legendary monsters respectively.

If hundreds of Legendary monsters were to march over in a grand formation, the Alliance wouldn’t be overly concerned—they could simply recall a top-tier expert from the frontline warzone via teleportation array.

However, the vast majority of Legendary monsters were not so conspicuous.

Another Sky Patrol Warzone had already deployed three teams, each composed of 6, 6, and 4 Legendary Realm experts, along with dozens of commander-level elites.

Yet, after several days, they had only secured a single achievement.

General Chen understood clearly that this couldn’t be blamed on them. The Alliance’s territory was vast, and Legendary monsters each had their own methods of concealment, making them difficult to track down.

But this comparison highlighted the efficiency of the Tianyuan team.

Catching one achievement might be luck, but catching two or three was undoubtedly a matter of capability.

At that moment, someone reported, “Elder Chen, a new batch of ten Sky Patrol Robes has just been completed. According to the plan, we are to send four to the first warzone to complete their set, another four to the Tianyuan Warzone, and the remaining two to the newly established third Sky Patrol Warzone.”

“No.”

Elder Chen immediately rejected the proposal. After a pause, he continued, “Allocate eight of them to the Tianyuan Warzone. Distribute the remaining two as planned.”

“Ah?”

The young man gaped, “But… that doesn’t comply with regulations!”

Elder Chen waved his hand dismissively, “During wartime, special circumstances call for special measures! If anyone has a problem, let them confront me directly. Understood?”

“Yes! Understood!”

The young man, after a moment of stunned silence, responded loudly and quickly strode away.

…

In the Ten Directions Island Region, Tianyuan City, nestled among the mountains, was growing increasingly prosperous.

These mountains had gradually formed from the convergence of countless mineral veins.

Through the efforts of several Treant Lords, the terrain of Tianyuan City had been elevated slightly. Now, the city overlooked the Wolfhead Mountain Range to the north, gazed upon the Elf Forest to the east, faced the Giant’s Ridge to the west, and to the south, a town had been established integrating mining, transportation, and rest and supply functions.

This was to facilitate the transport of various resources.

A railway spanning two to three hundred kilometers connected the town to Tianyuan City.

“In fact, if not for the turbulent situation and the looming threat from Dragon’s Slumber Valley, I had intended to extend the railway to the southernmost part of the island domain.”

Mu Yuan pondered.

He had initially even considered extending the railway to Stone Ridge City. Constructing such a long railway would be costly, but such a railway would benefit the entire Taixuan region. At least half of the expenses could be covered by funding applications to the Alliance. With his current authority, he could also acquire railways and steel trains almost at cost price.

Unfortunately, the sky had cracked, and the environment had deteriorated more than tenfold.

His yet-to-begin plan had died before it could take shape.

“Lord, we’ve just received news that a new batch of eight Sky Patrol Robes is already en route and is expected to arrive at the Boulder City outpost by 9 a.m. tomorrow.”

His assistant Moli reported.

Mu Yuan replied, “That’s good news.”

He then arranged for Dolai to provide escort.”Additionally,” Moli carried over a stack of documents taller than herself, “these are the important files from the past two days that require your review.”

Mu Yuan’s mouth twitched.

After all, Tianyuan City was expanding rapidly, and various troubles were inevitably piling up.

Their plan was to increase the territory’s population by four to five times within two months.

What territory would dare to attempt such a thing!

Tianyuan City’s construction speed was already top-tier, and now they were pushing it to the limit at full throttle. One misstep could easily lead to disaster.

“If it weren’t for the many capable Generals we have at home, I wouldn’t dare to attempt this even if I worked myself bald.”

Mu Yuan flipped through the documents.

With the massive influx of outsiders, conflicts within the city were inevitably increasing.

Fortunately, Tianyuan City didn’t need to conscript citizens to form military regiments. These talented citizens, who were gradually gaining strength, could instead form patrol teams.

The Tianyuan City Security Department continuously handled territorial disputes.

Some team members who had joined the Security Department early in the territory’s development had become quite experienced in dealing with these conflicts.

“However, it seems there aren’t just ordinary disputes, or rather, ordinary homeless refugees.”

“With the appearance of the Sky-Splitting Calamity, many towns have been destroyed, naturally creating numerous refugees.”

Refugees from Taixuan were mostly relocated to nearby official cities.

When official towns couldn’t accommodate them, they could be transported to other cities via steel trains.

The Eternal World was vast and sparsely populated, with no shortage of places to build cities.

What was lacking were safe locations.

But beyond Taixuan and outside the Seven Great Nations, there were numerous neutral and small-to-medium sized forces. When cities of these forces were destroyed, their leaders would lead their soldiers to escape, forming wandering factions.

“Some of these wandering factions can be recruited, while others represent unstable elements.”

“Some may come from external sources, while others might be mixed in among the refugees.”

Mu Yuan still hadn’t figured out what logic the world’s rules for refugee acceptance followed.

But now, some ‘wandering experts’ within Tianyuan City could potentially become destabilizing factors.

Therefore, Tianyuan City’s process for accepting refugees was extremely strict.

…

Outside the southern gate of Tianyuan City.

Newcomer Registration Office.

Holy Light Sage Tina currently served as the director of the Newcomer Registration Office. Her smile, radiant with Holy Light, always gradually calmed the anxious hearts of many refugees.

This was the natural charm of nun-type troops.

The staff working here were either from nun backgrounds or were citizens with particular affinity and patience.

‘Bamboo Stick’, the deputy director of the Civilian Security Department, led a team of members to assist – promoting Tianyuan City’s regulations and maintaining order at the registration site.

“Maintain orderly queues. The injured, disabled, elderly, and children have priority registration.”

“Those who violate regulations will receive warnings for minor offenses, imprisonment for serious ones, and for the most severe cases, our patrol teams are authorized to execute on the spot.”

“Registering information is to maintain city order and prevent disguised monsters from infiltrating.”

Bamboo Stick patrolled back and forth with a Sword at his waist, repeating these instructions patiently again and again.

He was an early resident of Tianyuan Territory and among the first to receive the Legacy at the warrior transformation site. He had never imagined that a farm boy like him would one day obtain supernatural power and gradually climb step by step to the Fourth-Order Commander Tier.Moreover, after receiving the Lord’s baptism, the Commander Rank was no longer the limit of his lifetime.

In his memories, those once mighty nobles now seemed insignificant.

All of this stemmed from the Lord’s bestowal, Bamboo Stick understood deeply. He also knew that what he could do now was to perform his duties well, perfectly.

“Come, uncle, please state your personal information and place your palm on this crystal ball.”

He supported an elderly man while speaking to him.

In front of the registration desk was a long table with a crystal ball placed on it. Staff members sat nearby, explaining and registering information for the newly arrived residents.

“Your Rank?”

“Your origin, profession, and areas of expertise?”

“Please place your palm on the crystal ball and channel a wisp of energy into it.”

There were four queues for simultaneous registration.

At one of the registration desks, the nun in charge of recording suddenly frowned, “Sir, are you certain your Rank is First Order, Sixth Level?”

“Of course.”

The Middle-aged Man replied, carefully channeling only a tiny amount of energy into the crystal ball while using a Secret Method to conceal his aura.

But he didn’t notice—or couldn’t have noticed even if he tried.

The testing crystal ball before him was merely a decoy.

The true detection method was the hidden ritual array engraved on the floor, connected to the city’s defensive formation.

The detection result showed: Fourth Order, Ninth Level.

The nun narrowed her eyes.

Seeing her gaze, the Middle-aged Man faintly felt a chill.

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